The song takes some liberties. It was inspired by seeing phone repairman in Washita County, OK, a county about 1/33 the size of the city of Wichita, KS (which is in Sedgwick County, 43 times the size...

Check out the "Title" section on Ascot's log on page (https://tickets.ascot.co.uk/connect/WEBPAGES/EntaWebLogon/NewEmailLogon.aspx?LR=11&LC=10) (click on the arrow next to "Please Select" and scroll...

When the train breaks down they have to go to backup power. (The engine also runs the generator.) The cash registers may not work. The time I was on a train that broke down from St. Louis to Chicago...